Austria vs El Salvador: People using improved drinking water sources
Austria
0.2559 people
in 2024
El Salvador
0.1289 people
in 2024
Austria rank
182nd
El Salvador rank
185th
People using improved drinking water sources over time
- Austria
- El Salvador
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.2559 people against 0.1289 people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.127 people.
That makes Austria's figure about 2.0 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
Austria ranks 182nd and El Salvador ranks 185th of 231 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.032 people | 395,287 people | 395,287 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.043 people | 127,042 people | 127,042 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1426 people | 543.8 people | 543.66 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people using improved drinking water sources, Austria or El Salvador?
- Austria, at 0.2559 people against 0.1289 people in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people using improved drinking water sources between Austria and El Salvador?
- 0.127 people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and El Salvador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Austria and El Salvador rank globally for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Austria ranks 182nd and El Salvador ranks 185th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.